This is the strangest thing I have found so far!

Company F · Jun 14, 2011

I found this today at a public park in my neighborhood. I was getting a VDI of 85 on my White's MXT using my smaller 5.3 concentric sniper coil. It is an old brass Coca Cola watch fob measuring 1-3/4" by 1-3/4" and was manufactured around 1925 by the Schwaab company in Milwaukee. Cokes were 5 cents back in those days and probably still contained cocaine. Back then, the swastika was a symbol of good fortune and success. It had been used throughout history dating back to the ancient Egyptians and our own Native Americans, just to mention a couple. It was not a symbol of hatred or Nazi Germany yet. This was all about to change.

milk86 · Jun 16, 2011

High Plains Digger said:
I have a "good luck" medallion with a large swastika on it, surrounded by other good luck tokens.

I believe that the Good Luck piece that you are talking about is called an Excelsior Shoe Medallion. This was placed on Boy Scout shoes back when scouting first started just to let the scout know he was wearing official shoes. If the item is silver that was given to the scoutmaster if all the scouts had the official shoe. Back in Victorian era it meant good luck leave it to Hitler to mess that up. lol

High Plains Digger · Jun 16, 2011

I will have to go and look for it. I seem to remember the date "1910" on it, maybe a bit early for BSA, but maybe not. I am not relying on my memory any more (see CLAY MARBLE in the ID forum). Let's see if I can find it and get a photo on the thread for general information. I will also try to get the recruiting poster. It is too cool, and the swastika is a super minor but interesting artifact in it.

rjw4law · Jun 16, 2011

I have seen a few around at gun shows....60 dollars is a decent price.

Bavaria Mike · Jun 17, 2011

Cool find, congrats! HH, Mike

milk86 · Jun 17, 2011

High Plains Digger said:
I will have to go and look for it. I seem to remember the date "1910" on it, maybe a bit early for BSA, but maybe not. I am not relying on my memory any more (see CLAY MARBLE in the ID forum). Let's see if I can find it and get a photo on the thread for general information. I will also try to get the recruiting poster. It is too cool, and the swastika is a super minor but interesting artifact in it.

here is a link for you. http://www.sageventure.com/coins/misc.html 1910 is the date stamped on them as this was the year scouting begain.

Bunker · Jun 17, 2011

Way cool find!!! Congrats!
Bunker

High Plains Digger · Jun 17, 2011

Milk 86---good research. There were so many of them, but it must have been like type 11, as I was a boy scout and the time and maybe would have remembered if it was like the others that said BOY SCOUT. That is it. I thought it was a little weird at the time I received it.

To all the posters: This was an interesting thread the Coke watch fob generated. I enjoyed it and learned from it. How much better can that be?

milk86 · Jun 17, 2011

High Plains Digger said:
Milk 86---good research. There were so many of them, but it must have been like type 11, as I was a boy scout and the time and maybe would have remembered if it was like the others that said BOY SCOUT. That is it. I thought it was a little weird at the time I received it.

To all the posters: This was an interesting thread the Coke watch fob generated. I enjoyed it and learned from it. How much better can that be?

Not bad for not seeing a picture...LOL I have been in scouting as an adult now for going on 4 years and as a youth as well. I am glad that I was able to help you identify a treasure. I have one of those little jewels. They are selling on ebay for about 15.00 no I did not buy it from there. I am getting geared up to go MD'ing with the son ( 14 ) for the first time. We and a friend are going to hunt an ghost town of Oklahoma tomorrow. I am hoping that he finds something old just to get him going with MD'ing.

Keep Digging

RandyNorthridgeCa · Jun 18, 2011

That's a sweet find! :icon_thumright:

WTG!

Nana40 · Jun 18, 2011

Very cool find! :icon_pirat:

diggummup · Mar 28, 2012

drgeorge said:
Here in Hungary the swastika, together with the red star and hammer&sickle are illegal to display in public (flags, t-shirts, hats, armbands, jewelry, etc) except for purposes of education, reenactment, etc.. So please appreciate the freedom to display your antique nazi-coca-cola medal!!!
Anyway, it's a real cool find. Congrats!!!!!!!!!

Sorry wrong answer. The Nazis had nothing whatsoever to do with this Coca-Cola Fob. The swastika symbol has been around for thousands of years before the word "nazi" ever existed. Hitler was the pig who turned it into a symbol of hatred.